Al-Majusi treatment of physical diseases using drug therapy and surgical manipulation

In this chapter, we wish to investigate on al-Majusi's treatment of physical diseases under two major headings of drug therapy and treatment by surgical manipulation. 'Ali b. al-'Abbas al-Majusi (c.925-994) was a Persian physician and is best known for his medical encyclopedia entitl...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Nazhirah, Shuriye, Abdi Omar
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/25443/1/CHAPTER_6.pdf
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description In this chapter, we wish to investigate on al-Majusi's treatment of physical diseases under two major headings of drug therapy and treatment by surgical manipulation. 'Ali b. al-'Abbas al-Majusi (c.925-994) was a Persian physician and is best known for his medical encyclopedia entitled Kitab Kamil as-Sina'a at-Tibbiyya ("Complete Book of the Medical Art"). The main focus ofthe chapter is to underscore his methid oftreatment. The chapter also reviews Kitab al-kamil; the most systematic, practical and concise medical encyclopedia. This work consists of twenty treatises on the theory and practice of medicine. Our aim in this chapter is to increase awareness on the subject matter.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:254432012-08-08T07:12:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25443/ Al-Majusi treatment of physical diseases using drug therapy and surgical manipulation Mohamed, Nazhirah Shuriye, Abdi Omar BP1 Islam R Medicine (General) In this chapter, we wish to investigate on al-Majusi's treatment of physical diseases under two major headings of drug therapy and treatment by surgical manipulation. 'Ali b. al-'Abbas al-Majusi (c.925-994) was a Persian physician and is best known for his medical encyclopedia entitled Kitab Kamil as-Sina'a at-Tibbiyya ("Complete Book of the Medical Art"). The main focus ofthe chapter is to underscore his methid oftreatment. The chapter also reviews Kitab al-kamil; the most systematic, practical and concise medical encyclopedia. This work consists of twenty treatises on the theory and practice of medicine. Our aim in this chapter is to increase awareness on the subject matter. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25443/1/CHAPTER_6.pdf Mohamed, Nazhirah and Shuriye, Abdi Omar (2011) Al-Majusi treatment of physical diseases using drug therapy and surgical manipulation. In: Contributions of Muslim Scientists to Medicine and Related Sciences. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 30-34. ISBN 978-967-418-155-0 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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